Which to use
“voies” and “vote” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,398
- “voies” frequency rank
- #1,128
- “vote” frequency rank
- 3526
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | voies | vote |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de voie. | Opinion exprimée, suffrage donné dans un corps politique, dans une assemblée délibérante, dans un collège électoral, dans une compagnie. |
Where the eye mixes voies and vote
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. voies runs 5 letters (CVVVC) against vote's 4 (CVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between voies and vote
A purely visual mix-up. voies (\vwa\) and vote (\vɔt\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 3526, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
voies is recorded at frequency rank #2,398, classified as anoun, pronounced \vwa\. vote is at rank #1,128, tagged as anoun, pronounced \vɔt\.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 3526, this pair ranks #433,813 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of voies vs vote
Shared letters: eov. Private to "voies": is. Private to "vote": t.
"voies" · 5 letters · shape CVVVC · "vote" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "voies" and "vote" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "voies" vs "vote" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "voies" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "vote" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #433,813 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "voies" and "vote" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "voies vs Voss". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #433,813 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.